Qatar population hits 2.5 million on worker influx
Qatar's population has reached 2.5 million people for the first time, officials said on Wednesday, swollen by the huge numbers of foreign workers employed...
German parties want last nuclear weapons withdrawn
German parties negotiating a possible coalition government want all nuclear warheads stationed in Germany to be removed, a document seen by Reuters showed on...
Saudi and Turkey voice support for Syrian opposition
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday voiced support for Syrian opposition figures who have travelled to Geneva...
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
CAIRO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade the Arab...
Lebanese army kills an ISIS leader at Syrian border
Lebanese soldiers killed an Islamic State (ISIS) leader on Thursday in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon's army said.
The army command said Fayez...
Saudi King Salman visits Egypt
Despite years of mutual frustration and disappointment over diverging priorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain fundamental to each other's security, a message King Salman's...
19 people detained over “provocative” Coronavirus posts in Turkey
Turkey has detained 19 people who have made "unfounded and provocative" postings on social media about the Coronavirus outbreak, the Turkish Interior Ministry said.
The...
BP boss forecasts balanced oil market in second half of 2016
BP boss Bob Dudley said Wednesday he was "very bearish" on oil prices for the first half of 2016, but forecast supply and demand...
Yemen truce appears to have collapsed
A Yemen ceasefire appeared to have collapsed Friday as government forces captured two towns from rebels and the Saudi-led coalition accused the Iran-backed insurgents...
Afghan Taliban urge religious scholars to boycott peace conference
The Taliban urged Islamic scholars on Saturday not to take part in a conference due to take place in Indonesia aimed at building agreement...
